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CVE-2023-7101 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-7101: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Nu

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-7101 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl→ fixed in0.6500-1.1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl→ fixed in0.6500-4~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl→ fixed in0.6500-4urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel→ fixed in0.66-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel→ fixed in0.66-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel→ fixed in0.66-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel→ fixed in0.66-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel→ fixed in0.66-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel
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